“We have the money, the energy and time. We are ready to fight,” he said to the applause of the union members.

He said the union had problems with the health departments in all nine provinces.

Receiving the memorandum, Motsoaledi said corruption allegations would be probed, and those found to have done wrong would be dealt with accordingly.

“We are not going to tolerate corruption. There is no question that those of us who are corrupt whether they belong to my own party the ANC… those who steal from the poor, those who steal from the sick they must face the full might of the law,” he said.

Motsoaledi said he would hand over the memorandum to the inter-ministerial team headed by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as the memorandum touched on various government departments including the office of the premier.

Nehawu strikes have rendered hospitals incapable of rendering service to an extend that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was deployed to Mahikeng Provincial Hospital to restore health services at the hospital.

SA Communist Party North West provincial secretary Madoda Sambatha told the workers that they had a right to strike, and it did not mean they were striking against the ANC government.